Ink bottle stand



Dec.16,1941. H GIBBS m "2,266,022

INK BOTTLE STAND Filed Sept. 20. 1939 3 INVENTOR.

R0 ERTH. GIBBS BY v ATTORNEY.

Patented Dec. 16, 1941 s'rrs r r osrlcs 7 '3 Claims.

The present invention relates to an ink bottle stand and it particularly relates to a draftsmans ink bottle stand.

In the usual drafting ink bottle, which is provided with a cork top or stopper, which carries a quill, considerable difficulty is experienced in View of the fact that the quill will sometimes drip upon the drawings and also because of the fact where it is desired to use the ink from the bottle directly without transfer by the quill, it is not convenient to dispose of the quill without danger the ink will be splashed r spattered around.

It is, therefore, among the objects of the present invention to provide an improved ink bottle, and particularly a draftsmans ink bottle, of the character above described, which will enable ready placement and positioning of the quill and cork when removed from the bottle with assurance that any tendency toward splashing or spattering of ink will be greatly lessened or eliminated.

Furthermore with certain bottles it is often difficult to use the quill so as to pick up the last quantities of ink, when the bottle is almost exhausted, and it is among the further objects of the present invention to provide an improved bottle construction of the character above described and in which it will be possible to pick up and remove from the bottle the last traces of ink without difiicult manipulation of the quill or the use of other instruments.

Still further objects and advantages will appear from the more detailed description set forth below, it being understood, however, that this more detailed description is given by way of illustration and explanation only, and not by way of limitation, since various changes therein may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention.

In accomplishing the above objects it has been found most satisfactory according to one embodiment of the present invention to form a bottle with a holder extension, which may be molded integrally with the glass material of the bottle or which may be formed as a separate element to be attached to the neck of the bottle.

Such holder may extend so as to hold the quill and stopper in vertical or inclined position alongside of the bottle neck or it may be located so as to form sort of a receptacle or receiver in which the quill and stopper may be laid.

If desired, the base of the ink bottle may be provided with an extension to receive any drippings from the quill or stopper when removed from the bottle.

Preferably the neck of the ink bottle may be inclined so as to dispose the quill obliquely in said bottle when in position, with the result that the quill will come closely adjacent and project into one of the side corners of the bottle.

Where the neck of the bottle is oblique to the vertical axis of the bottle, the entire bottle may be positioned in a suitable oblique recess, which would cause the neck to extend vertically, while the axis of the bottle will be at a substantial inclination to the horizontal. i

In the drawing, which illustrates one oi the preferred embodiments of the present invention, but to which the invention is by no means restricted, since many changes and alterations might be made, all within the scope of the invention of the present specification,

Figs. 1 and 2 show one embodiment of the in- I vention, Fig. 1 being a top plan View and Fig. 2 being a side view with part of the bottle broken away more clearly to show the construction and with a dot and dash illustration of the quill or stopper in removed position,

Figs. 3 to 5 show still another embodiment, Fig. 3 being a top plan View of the ink bottle in a special holder partly broken away for economy of space, Fig. 4 being a transverse sectional view upon the line 4-4 of Fig. 3 and Fig. 5 being a'transverse sectional view upon the line 55 but that the neck has an inclined axis l2 so as to direct the quill E into the corner l3 of the interior of the bottle A.

The cork D will closely fit into the neck B. Projecting outwardly'from the side M of the bottle A is the holder F consisting of the hollow member l5 terminating in the ring I6, which ring [6 receives the removed stopper of cork D, as illustrated in dot and dash lines.

It is thus apparent that the quill E not only will pick up most readily the last traces of ink in the bottle A, but also may be conveniently positioned in the holder F when removed from the bottle, permitting ready access to the bottle A when it is not desired to use the quill E.

In the embodiment of Figs. 3 to 5 (similarly functioning parts being indicated by the same letters and numerals provided with a superior 3, there is provided a base 26, which may be of wood or plastic materials or of metal, having the recess 2'! with the flat inclined bottom 29 and the cylindrical curved side wall 28 to receive the side wall I4 of the bottle A and to maintain it in such oblique position that the axis of the neck B will be substantially vertical. The bottom of the bottle 23 rests upon the bottom 29 of the recess 21.

The holder F in this embodiment projects sidewardly from the bottle A and the quill E may project downwardly into the well 25 in the base 26 when the quill is removed from the bottle andplaced in the holder F It is to be understood that many alternative and varying constructions may be made pursuant to the broad aspects of the present invention, as above pointed out, and it is intended to cover and include all such alternatives and variations as come within the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. An ink bottle of the type having a cap and quill and a reservoir body with a fiat bottom and a cylindrical side wall extending transversely upwardly from the periphery of said bottom and a small neck converging away from the body and extending upwardly obliquely from one side of the body to above the central axis of the bottle to receive said cap and quill, said quill extending downwardly into said body obliquely to a point adjacent to the intersection of the side wall and bottom of said reservoir, said neck having an extension molded integrally therewith to receive said cap and quill when removed from said neck.

2. An ink bottle of the type having a cap and quill and a reservoir body with a flat bottom and a side wall extending transversely upwardly from the periphery of said bottom and a small neck converging away from the body and extending upwardly obliquely from one side of the body to above the central axis of the bottle to receive said cap and quill, said quill extending downwardly into said body obliquely to a point adjacent to the intersection of the side wall and bottom of said reservoir.

3. An ink bottle of the type having a cap and quill and a reservoir body with a flat bottom and a side wall extending transversely upwardly from the periphery of said bottom and a small neck converging away from the body and extending upwardly obliquely from one side of the body to above the central axis of the bottle to receive said cap and quill, said quill extending downwardly into said body obliquely to a point adjacent to the intersection of the side wall and bottom of said reservoir, said bottle being provided with a support means having a recess to receive the bottom and supporting said bottle so that the axis of said oblique neck will be substantially vertical.

ROBERT H. GIBBS. 

